CITY OF BURIEN, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Pasco, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Carnation, a Washington municipal corporation, Southwest Youth and Family Services, Inc., William P. Mallow, City of Bainbridge Island, a Washington municipal corporation, Dwight Sutton, Gilbert Bailey, Janet Bailey, Housing Resources Board, City of Richland, a Washington municipal corporation, Pierce County, City of Des Moines, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Newcastle, a Washington municipal corporation, King County Fire Protection District, a Washington municipal corporation, Skamania County, City of Duvall, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Kenmore, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Maple Valley, a Washington municipal corporation, City of North Bend, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Pacific, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Renton, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Tukwila, a Washington municipal corporation, Town of Hunts Point, a Washington municipal corporation, City of Olympia, a Washington municipal corporation, Clark County, City of Spokane, a Washington municipal corporation, Scott Noble, King County Assessor, King County, Kitsap County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Whitman County, Lewis County, Thurston County, Ports Association, Respondents,
v.
Frederick C. KIGA, Director, Washington State Department of Revenue, and State of Washington, Appellants.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued June 12, 2001.
Decided September 20, 2001.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Pacific Legal Foundation, Russell C. Brooks, Robin Rivett, Bellevue, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al.
Garvey, Schubert & Barer, William C. Severson, Michael C. Subit, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Association of Wash. Business.
Christine Gregoire, Atty. Gen., James Pharris, Asst., Cameron Comfort, Asst., Olympia, for Appellant State, et al.
Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, Margaret Pahl, Deputy, Jeffery A. Richard, Deputy, Seattle, Russell Hauge, Kitsap County Prosecutor, Sue A. Tanner, Deputy, Port Orchard, Evans & Kerr, Leland Kerr, Kennewick, William Mallow, Thomas Ahearne, Seattle, Michael Weight, Burien City Atty., Burien, Greg Rubstello, Mark Sidran, Seattle City Atty., Quentin Yerxa, Asst., Cynthia Seu, Asst., Sandra Cohen, Asst., Michele Radosevich, Seattle, Michael Ruark, Bellevue, Gary McLean, Des Moines City Atty., Des Moines, Rod Kaseguma, Bellevue, Mark Erickson, Olympia City Atty., Olympia, James H. Kaufman, Whitman County Prosecutor, Ronald D. Shirley, Deputy, Colfax, Jeremy Randolph, Lewis County Prosecutor, Chehalis, Ed Holm, Thurston County Prosecutor, Jane D. Futterman, Deputy, Clark Snure, Brian Snure, Des Moines, Michael Kenyon, Issaquah, Robert Beaumier, Asst. Spokane City Atty., Steven Tucker, Spokane County Prosecutor, James P. Emacio, Deputy, John G. Wetle, Stevens County Prosecutor, Lloyd Nickel, Deputy, Colville, Preston, Gates & Ellis, Paul J. Lawrence, Seattle, for Respondents.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
JOHNSON, J.
This case concerns the constitutionality of Initiative 722 (I-722). We hold I-722 violates the single subject clause of Wash. Const. art. II, § 19 and, therefore, must be voided in its entirety. We affirm the Thurston County Superior Court.
FACTS
I-722 was presented to the people of Washington State on November 7, 2000, under the following ballot title:
Shall certain 1999 tax and fee increases be nullified, vehicles exempted...
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